* '''Exploited''': ???Bob and Alice know they shouldn't be fighting but have no idea how to resolve the situation. They decide to pick a fight with each other within Carl's earshot, [[BatmanGambit knowing he will intervene and come up with a solution.]]

* '''Straight''': [[TheHero Carl]] stops a battle betwen the armies of [[KnightTemplar Queen Alice and King Bob]], explaining that they were manipulated into fighting by [[EvilOverlord Emperor Evulz]].

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* '''Straight''': [[TheHero Carl]] stops a battle betwen between the armies of [[KnightTemplar Queen Alice and King Bob]], explaining that they were manipulated into fighting by [[EvilOverlord Emperor Evulz]].

* '''Parodied''': Alice and Bob stop their war campaign at the request of Carl, an ordinary person neither of them have met. * '''Deconstructed''': Carl, who Alice and Bob see as TrueNeutral, is not prejudiced to favor either side and so they are willing to listen to him. Since neither of them are really bloodthirsty enough to fight a pointless war, they call a truce under his advice to battle Emperor Evulz. ** Alternately, Carl's idealism reminds Alica and Bob that their war is pointless and will end up causing much more destruction than good. Witnessing an act of simple, selfless courage gets them back to their senses.* '''Reconstructed''': Bob and Alice suspected Emperor Evulz, and only fought each other since the other ruler's army was the more immediate threat. Learning that they were used makes them angry and more keen to fight Evulz instead of each other. After Emperor Evulz is defeated, Carl constantly has to find a greater enemy to battle to keep Bob and Alice from fighting.

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* '''Parodied''': Alice and Bob stop their war campaign at the request of Carl, an ordinary person neither of them have met. \n* '''Deconstructed''': Carl, who Alice and Bob see as TrueNeutral, is not prejudiced to favor either side and so they are willing to listen to him. Since neither of them are really bloodthirsty enough to fight a pointless war, they call a truce under his advice to battle Emperor Evulz. \n** Alternately, Carl's idealism reminds Alica and Bob that their war is pointless and will end up causing much more destruction than good. Witnessing an act of simple, selfless courage gets them back to their senses.\n* '''Reconstructed''': Bob and Alice suspected Emperor Evulz, and only fought each other since the other ruler's army was the more immediate threat. Learning that they were used makes them angry and more keen to fight Evulz instead of each other. After Emperor Evulz is defeated, Carl constantly has to find a greater enemy to battle to keep Bob and Alice from fighting.

* '''Deconstructed''': ** Carl, who Alice and Bob see as TrueNeutral, is not prejudiced to favor either side and so they are willing to listen to him. Since neither of them are really bloodthirsty enough to fight a pointless war, they call a truce under his advice to battle Emperor Evulz. ** Alternately, Carl's idealism reminds Alica and Bob that their war is pointless and will end up causing much more destruction than good. Witnessing an act of simple, selfless courage gets them back to their senses.* '''Reconstructed''': Bob and Alice suspected Emperor Evulz, and only fought each other since the other ruler's army was the more immediate threat. Learning that they were used makes them angry and more keen to fight Evulz instead of each other. After Emperor Evulz is defeated, Carl constantly has to find a greater enemy to battle to keep Bob and Alice from fighting.

* '''Straight''': Carl stops a battle betwen the armies of [[KnightTemplar Queen Alice and King Bob]], explaining that they were manipulated into fighting by [[EvilOverlord Emperor Evulz]].

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* '''Straight''': Carl [[TheHero Carl]] stops a battle betwen the armies of [[KnightTemplar Queen Alice and King Bob]], explaining that they were manipulated into fighting by [[EvilOverlord Emperor Evulz]].

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